2020 in Lebanon

Incumbents

• President: Michel Aoun
• Prime Minister: Saad Hariri, Hassan Diab

  Events

January

• January 14 - 2019-20 Lebanese Protests resume after weeks of calm.
• January 21 - A new cabinet is formed after months without one.

  February

• February 21 - The 1st case of COVID-19 in Lebanon is confirmed in Beirut.
• February 28 - Lebanon bars all travel by non-residents by air, sea or land from countries worst hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Public Works Ministry named China, South Korea, Iran, and Italy as affected countries.

  March

• March 10 - The first COVID-19 death is recorded.

  April

• April 21 - Baakline attack - nine people were killed with a knife and gun in Baakline.

  July

• July 27 - There was an exchange of fire between Israeli soldiers and four Hezbollah members.

  Deaths

• 2 January – Najwa Qassem, journalist and television presenter.
• 31 July – Jocelyne Khoueiry, militant and activist.